"Polysomnography" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Simultaneous and continuous monitoring of several parameters during sleep to study normal and abnormal sleep. The study includes monitoring of brain waves, to assess sleep stages, and other physiological variables such as breathing, eye movements, and blood oxygen levels which exhibit a disrupted pattern with sleep disturbances.
| Descriptor ID |
D017286
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.520.625
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| Concept/Terms |
Polysomnography- Polysomnography
- Polysomnographies
- Monitoring, Sleep
- Sleep Monitoring
- Somnography
- Somnographies
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Polysomnography" by people in Profiles.
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A randomized controlled trial of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia and PAP for obstructive sleep apnea and comorbid insomnia: effects on nocturnal sleep and daytime performance. J Clin Sleep Med. 2022 Mar 01; 18(3):789-800.
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Risk factors of sleep-disordered breathing in haemodialysis patients. PLoS One. 2019; 14(8):e0220932.
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Characterization of Patients Who Present With Insomnia: Is There Room for a Symptom Cluster-Based Approach? J Clin Sleep Med. 2017 Jul 15; 13(7):911-921.
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Sleepiness, parkinsonian features and sustained attention in mild Alzheimer's disease. Age Ageing. 2012 Nov; 41(6):765-70.
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The Berlin Questionnaire for assessment of sleep disordered breathing risk in parturients and non-pregnant women. Int J Obstet Anesth. 2011 Jan; 20(1):22-5.
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Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome from past to future: model for translational and transitional autonomic medicine. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2009 Jun; 44(6):521-35.
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Daytime somnolence and nocturnal sleep disturbances in Huntington disease. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2009 Jul; 15(6):471-4.
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Impact of adherence with positive airway pressure therapy on hypercapnia in obstructive sleep apnea. J Clin Sleep Med. 2006 Jan 15; 2(1):57-62.
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The ability to self-monitor performance during a week of simulated night shifts. Sleep. 2003 Nov 01; 26(7):871-7.
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An 8-month old infant discovered to be blue and not breathing during sleep. Paediatr Respir Rev. 2002 Mar; 3(1):91-2, 95.